In honor of lebasketbawler reignman I decided to delve into my observation. Kobe Bryant achieved the nickname “black mamba” for his amazing achievements on the court. No one can argue his place in history. His accomplishments are endless. He has numerous all-star appearances, championships, scoring titles, and gold medals. However, every great athlete has to [...]
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The New Black Mamba: Blake Griffin
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Lakers and Losing- A Shock to the System
Ya’all know that Kobe is my bitch. I love Mr Bryant. Last night he overtook Hakeem “the dream” Olajuwon for eighth place all-time in scoring. Too bad Kobe’s 38 points didn’t help translate into a win. My knockoff second fav team took out my boys. The dismal second-rate Sactown Kings took out Black Mamba and [...]
NBA Gossip, News, and Notes
January 20th, 2011 
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Posted in NBA Humor, NBA Off The Court Issues, NBA Off The Court News As I wrote in a previous piece I think 2012 is the year for the Blazers. With Roy out indefinitely and Mr Ricketts out for the year the Blazers are floundering. To add insult to injury Marcus Camby’s OLD knees have finally given out and he is going under the “arthroscopic” knife. The fact this [...]
Le Basketbawl Columnist Greg Dix: A Look At The NBA At The Start Of 2010!
When did the inmates take over the NBA asylum? It’s the New Year and I awaken hung over to the “New York Post” headline “NBA Gun Play” as Agent Zero drew a gun on his teammate. This is just one of the oddities. Last week our other crazy Ron Artest fell up the steps then [...]
NBA Talk NBA Finals Edition: Pau Gasol Isn’t Soft Any More!
Pau Gasol was always questioned about his toughness. Especially in last year’s NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. He was also questioned about his toughness against point guards! Have you ever seen him dunked by Baron Davis? He struggled badly last year against Kevin Garnett in the NBA Finals. That series was a lop-sided match-up [...]
NBA Talk: Now It’s a Series! Magic Bounce Back, 108-104, Watch Out LA!
After a horrible miss by Courtney Lee that could have made the Magic win Game Two of the Finals, he shows Orlando that he can shoot the ball in a 108-104 victory. John Bazemore/AP The Magic told the world that it isn’t over yet. They are still in this series. After a cheap miss in [...]
An Open Apology To Rafer Alston
Rafer “Skip to my Lue” Alston you proved me wrong! I have to give you the nod of approval in Blogsville. I shouted from the roof tops that Nelson should be playing your minutes. I have to acknowledge the egg on my face! Alston did what I thought Nelson would do (at least in game [...]
The Lakers Are A Latino Tradition
The Buss family are successful in business for a reason. They know their demographic and realize that there is more to Lakers ball then the black and white folk. The fastest segment of growth in NBA viewership is the Latino segment. While states like Arizona war over illegal immigration the LAKERS court latinos with their own [...]